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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1899
Page
4
War budgets and Cuban policy spark calls for accountability
A source fragment argues an army of 70 000 implies annual war costs of 70 million dollars and rising casualties and pension raises. It warns citizens will pay dearly for backing the President and the Cuba plan.
A Workable Plan of Arbitration
Ambassador White reports from Hamburg that the Hague conference produced a permanent arbitration tribunal with defined judges procedure officers and meeting place. He argues this milestone reduces war likelihood and supports European disarmament as a step toward universal peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambassador White
Hague
Hamburg
White
Lipton Yachts and the Shamrock in the America’s Cup Contention
The question of whether Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht can be a contender is resolved as the New York Yacht Club waives the requirement for the challenger to come under her own sail. The Shamrock is deemed sea worthy and preliminaries are satisfactory, avoiding doubt before the race. The piece warns against past disputes with Lord Dunraven and urges the best boat to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
Lord Dunraven
Desperate Conspiracy Over Dreyfus Trial Statements
The Post cites General Mercier speaking of a conspirators dire situation and predicts Dreyfus will be condemned at court martial. It notes alleged bribery of foreign press by a Jewish syndicate and questions justice amid military influence and potential lesser offense verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Mercier
Préytus
Gene Tal Merciér
Dreyfus
Growing War Expanded by Secretary of War in Philippines
Washington reports show the new Secretary of War recognizing the Philippine campaign as full war. Plans call for four armies in Luzon and expanded troop levels beyond initial 90,000 and later 50,000, with aims to subjugate other islands as time allows. The Sultan of Sulu remains a distant concern to be managed by pension or force as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
United States
Philippines
Pico
Luzon
Sulu
Meat and Hides and the Beef Trust Influence
A critique of the Chicago Beef Trust tying high meat prices to a tariff on hides. The piece accuses the same monopoly of profiting from both food and leather costs through Republican legislation, noting exports and scarcity claims do not benefit raisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great
Chicago Beef Trust
Republican Congress
New England
Trust
Beef Trust
Australia
Copper market outlook boosts bulls as demand outstrips supply
Copper demand locally and abroad grows while production lags. In early 1900s figures, output averages around 20,000 tons monthly, with exports to Europe totaling over 48,000 tons since January. Prices hover near 18.5 to 19 cents per pound as large producers expect further gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thie
Aso
Europe
Standard Oil
New York City
Oslumet & Hecla
Angeonda
Boston & Montes
Tamarack
Copper Boom Seen as Prices Jump Boosts Mining Stocks
The article argues that a 60 percent price rise in copper will flow into net earnings for copper companies. It cites powerful owners like the Rockefellers and Rogeries and predicts a substantial boom in copper stocks this fall and winter, boosting profits for Boston investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefellers
Rogeries
Boston
Notable Lexington D og injury shows canine loyalty and local progress
The Observant Citizen reports a St Bernard saved by Mr. Swan after a scythe wound, with Dr. Tilton stitching and neighbors guarding the dog. It notes Lexington lamps on bicycles, electric streetcars, a 1787 cent discovery in North Adams, and Harvard dormitory growth led by private builders in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Swan
Battle Ground
St. Bernard
Mr. Swan
North Adams
John H. Bukeley
K. Street
South
Boston
United States
Fisherman Phyllis Sings by Quiet Stream
Fragmentary verse describes Phyllis fishing on a summer day. Birds sing as shadows move and trout appear in a tranquil riverside scene. The text blends garbled phonetics with rustic imagery of nature and patience by the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis
Rescued Hero Reunites with Hammond Family Love
Ben Drew, a longtime employee of Hammond, Hammond & Drew, is saved from temptation by a Holy Hour at St. Church. He declines a lucrative offer, reports honestly, and later marries Hortense Hammond after a dramatic rescue of a woman. The tale ends with Ben giving thanks at the crucifix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. _ Church
Ben Drew
Hammond, Hammond & Drew
Hortense
New Isthman Canal Commission Seeks Lost Strait
Three members of the new Isthmian Canal Commission will travel to the Atrato region to seek the long lost water route said to once joined the Atlantic and Pacific. The expedition aims to advise Congress on a canal path potentially superior to Nicaragua or Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Central America
Pacific
Indies
Caribbean
Isthmus
North Pole
Scieng
Isthmain Canal
Atlantic
North America
South America
Lost Strait
Andes
Caribbean Sea
Napipi
New
Isthmian Canal Commission
Congress
Nicaragua
Paname
Professor Bliss Perry resigns to edit Atlantic Monthly
Professor Bliss Perry of Williams College and Princeton has sent in his resignation effective Nov 1 after seven years as chair of oratory and esthetic criticism. He will become editor of the Atlantic Monthly succeeding W N Page. Also noted are brief items on medical figures and Royal portraits in national collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bliss Perry
A. M
Williams College
Princeton University
Perry
The
Atlantic Monthly
W. N. Page
Charlestown Leader Ernest C. Marshall A Boston Druggist
Ernest C. Marshall born July 21 1856 in Boston is a Charlestown resident and longtime public official. He has served on the Common Council school committee and as head of the public institutions department with reform efforts and businesslike administration. He is a prominent Democrat regarded as a strong mayoral candidate in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ernest C. Marshall
Charlestown
Ward 3
Winthrop Grammar
Charlestown High Schools
Nat Taylor
John R. Murphy
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Massachusetts State Pharmaceutical Association
Boston Retail Druggists’ Association
American Pharmaceutical Association
Mechanic Arts High School
Marshall
Alfred B. Heath
Quincy
Public Institutions Department
Institutio
Unp
Sand
Penal Institutions
Randidge
Peabody
Ehil
Wit and whimsy from scattered jokes and quips
A collage of humorous quotes and lines from Chicago News Chicago Post and other papers. Jokes range from ethics and conscience to marriage and finance with playful exchanges and punchy one liners. The items appear as brief snippets without cohesive narrative.
Daily Table Hints and Dinner Menu at Oak Hill
The menu lists a luncheon with wheatena sugar and cream coffee and cold corned beef plus an alternating potato and egg dish with buttered crust baked under white sauce and breadcrumbs. Miss Berthams at 1468 Centre Street, Hoslindale is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qak Hill Posetapee
Miss Berthams
Charliss
Centre Street
Hoslindale
Death of Patrick Lane in Beverly Hospital
Patrick Lane a West End resident died at Beverly Hospital after an intestinal strangulation required surgical repair. He fell ill on a train to Beverly Farms and underwent surgery Friday but did not survive. He leaves five young children. his wife had died three years earlier. Lane was active in temperance work and held leadership roles with Catholic Total Abstinence Union, Coachmen's Benevolent Association, and St Joseph's groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Lane
West End
Beverly Hospital
Beverly Farms
Beverly
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Archdiocese of
Boston
Coachmen’s Benevolent Association
St. Joseph’s T. A. Society
St. Vincent de Paul's Conference
St. Joseph's Rehoseph
Death of Rev Denis Scannell Widely Revered Worcester Pastor
The Rev. Father Denis Scannell, pastor of St Anne's Catholic Church Worcester, died of Bright's disease at 8 30 PM surrounded by church dignitaries. Born 1846 in Kerry Ireland he studied at St Charlies College Maryland and Alleghany Theological Seminary New York and was ordained in 1870. He served as curate at St Anne's and later pastor of St Pauls Worcester before taking the St Anne's pastorate in 1881 and contributed to city life through the School Board and civic affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Denis Scannell
S &J. Anne's Catholic Church
Bright
Re Scannell
Cicrity
Kerry
Ireland
América
St. Charlies College
Maryland
Alleghany Theological Seminary
New York
Harris L Walker Dead Beverly Shoe Manufacturer
Harris L Walker 67 a noted shoe maker of Beverly and Boston died at his home after a long illness He helped form Waters and Walker in 1866 later ran Harris L Walker and Son in Boston He leaves a widow and three children He was vice president of the Beverly National?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Aus
Harris L. Walker
Boston
Waters & Walker
Harris L. Walker & Son
Beverlyational
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